Catalogue of the Sinhalese manuscripts in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / K.D. Somadasa.

  • Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Library
Date:
1996
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Credit: Catalogue of the Sinhalese manuscripts in the library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / K.D. Somadasa. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II. ff 15(kau)a-24(gr)b Namaskära padärthaya Sinhala paraphrase to Namskâra pätha (Pâli). Begin: Satägiro ñamo yakkho tassa ca asurindo ... Tavada mehi namaskäraya-tema kavara käranayekin namaskäravlda yat... End: Pandahasak avurudu mulullehi geta näügü pradipälökayak sê pävata sita saturna vädakota kelavara amä-maha-nivan dakvâ yi kiyâ mê namaskâraya pada artha genahära dakvâ kiyana laddë yi. III. ff 25(gr)a-58(lau)a Bödhi ägamana kathä A chapter from Simhala Bödhivamsaya. Begin: Namo tassa ... Etän patan bohö kâlayak giya kala Piyadassï nam kumara ... End: ... Bôdhin-vahansè ... pihituvä vadâfasêka Bod[h]i ägamana katâ nimi. IV. ff. 58(Iau)a—70(mr)a Padamânavaka jâtakaya Jataka story from Sinhala Jatakapota, p. 753. Begin: Tavada karunâvata nidâna vü apa tilöguru budurajänan - vahansë Jëtavanârâ- mayehi väda-vasana samayehi Sävät nuvara sitänan-kenakun arabhayâ mê jâtakaya dakvana-ladi ... Esê heyin öhata Pada-mänavaka kumärayö yayi nam tubüha. End: Esameyhi sorakam allanavun Padamânavaka kumärayö nam lovuturä budu vü mamma vëdâyi taman-vahansë dakvâ vadâlasëka. Padamânavaka jâtakayayi. Sid- dhirastu. ws. 16 Palm-leaf; ff. 68(ka-chi); several leaves missing; astrological numerals on most leaves; 4.5 x 36.5 cm; six lines, 32 cm long to a side; somewhat cursive (fast-written) clear hand; wooden covers; late 18th-century copy. I. ff (ka)a-13(ko)a Dh armadas? kathäva The story of Dharmadäsl in Sinhala prose. Begin: Namo tassa ... yo vada tarn pavaro manujesu, Sakya-munI bhagavä kata-kicco; pära-gato bala-viriya samañgl, tarn sugatam saranatthamupëml. ... Tavada yatagiya davasa ... Piyumaturä nam budun samayehi ek kelembi-putrayek ë budun nirupadhisësa nerväna-dhätuven pirinivi kalhl... End: Më dharmaya äsü sardha-sampanna jagatraväsln tama tama sakti vü paridden dänädl sucarita-dharmayan pura, svarga möksa sampat siddha-karanta utsäha katayutu. Dharmadäsl katäva yi.